Of optics, magnetism, electricity, & galvanismM. Carey, 1815 |
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... meant by the expres- sion of " An image being formed behind a reflector ? " Tutor . It is intended to denote that the reflected rays come to the eye with the same inclination as if the object itself were actu- ally behind the reflector ...
... meant by the expres- sion of " An image being formed behind a reflector ? " Tutor . It is intended to denote that the reflected rays come to the eye with the same inclination as if the object itself were actu- ally behind the reflector ...
Էջ 120
... meant when you said , the optic nerve . served to convey to the brain the sensations produced on the retina . Tutor . Nor do I pretend to tell you in what manner the image of any object painted on the retina of the eye is calculated to ...
... meant when you said , the optic nerve . served to convey to the brain the sensations produced on the retina . Tutor . Nor do I pretend to tell you in what manner the image of any object painted on the retina of the eye is calculated to ...
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... meant by an electric ? Tutor . Any substance being excited or rubbed by the hand , or by a woollen cloth , or other means , and has the power of attract- ing light bodies , is called an electric . James . Is not electricity accompanied ...
... meant by an electric ? Tutor . Any substance being excited or rubbed by the hand , or by a woollen cloth , or other means , and has the power of attract- ing light bodies , is called an electric . James . Is not electricity accompanied ...
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... meant the fright . Tutor . Terror seems have been the ef- fect of the shock : for he adds , " I would not take a second shock , for the whole kingdom of France . " Mr. Ninkler , an experimental philosopher , at Leipsic , describes the ...
... meant the fright . Tutor . Terror seems have been the ef- fect of the shock : for he adds , " I would not take a second shock , for the whole kingdom of France . " Mr. Ninkler , an experimental philosopher , at Leipsic , describes the ...
Էջ 307
... meant to convey to your minds by the first experiment ; and the second shows very clearly that if an iron rod had gone from the weathercock to the ground , without interruption , it would have conducted away the electricity silently ...
... meant to convey to your minds by the first experiment ; and the second shows very clearly that if an iron rod had gone from the weathercock to the ground , without interruption , it would have conducted away the electricity silently ...
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Էջ 54 - Thus with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and everduring dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of nature's works, to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out.
Էջ 121 - Meantime, refracted from yon eastern cloud, Bestriding earth, the grand ethereal bow Shoots up immense; and every hue unfolds, In fair proportion, running from the red To where the violet fades into the sky.
Էջ 77 - Since c 6 is perpendicular to the glass at *), the angle of incidence is abc ; and as the angle of reflection is always equal to the angle of incidence...
Էջ 11 - How distant some of these nocturnal suns ! So distant (says the sage) 'twere not absurd To doubt if beams, set out at Nature's birth, Are yet arrived at this so foreign world, Though nothing half so rapid as their flight.
Էջ 33 - A lens is glass ground into such a form, as to collect or disperse the rays of light which pass through it. These are of different shapes, and from thence receive different names.
Էջ 287 - As he was sitting with a friend in the open air, an hour after sun-set, they saw a falling, or as it is sometimes called, a shooting star, directing its course towards them, growing apparently larger and larger, till it disappeared not far from them, and, disappearing, it left their faces, hands, and clothes, with the earth, and neighbouring objects, suddenly illuminated with a diffused and lambent light, attended with no noise at all.
Էջ 129 - Yes ; the three glasses next the eye having their focal distances equal, the magnifying power is found by dividing the focal distance of the object-glass by the focal distance of one of the eye-glasses.
Էջ 58 - First the flaming red Sprung vivid forth; the tawny orange next; And next delicious yellow; by whose side Fell the kind beams of all-refreshing green. Then the pure blue, that swells autumnal skies, Ethereal...
Էջ 291 - Even in the depth of polar night, they find A wondrous day; enough to light the chase, Or guide their daring steps to Finland fairs.
Էջ 121 - Shoots up immense ; and every hue unfolds, In fair proportion running from the red, To where the violet fades into the sky. Here, awful Newton, the dissolving clouds Form, fronting on the sun, thy showery...